Nebraska Amendment 1, Redevelopment Bonds Amendment (1978)
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| Topic Bond issues and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nebraska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing cities and villages to issue bonds for the redevelopment of properties, with repayment funded by increased property tax revenue from the redeveloped properties. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing cities and villages to issue bonds for the redevelopment of properties, with repayment funded by increased property tax revenue from the redeveloped properties. |
Election results
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233,872 | 55.58% | ||
| No | 186,879 | 44.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional amendment to provide that cities and villages may acquire and redevelop substandard or blighted property, issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness for the redevelopment and pay off such bonds by the receipt of additional property taxes from new valuations on property in such project. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution
A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nebraska State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 30 votes in the unicameral legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. However, the number of affirmative votes cast for the measure must be greater than 35% of the total votes cast in the election. This also applies to citizen initiatives.
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Footnotes
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